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A recent study reveals that people living in areas with high PM10 exposure are at a significantly higher risk of eye infections and ocular surface diseases, highlighting the link between air pollution and eye health.
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Out of 19 monitoring stations in NCR, 12 recorded severe air quality. The lowest AQI was in Gurgaon at 357 at 9:30 am, which is classified as very poor.
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Previous research has associated air pollution with heart disease, stroke, various cancers and even premature death.
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The safe range for PM2.5 is 60 microgrammes per cubic meter as per Indian standards and 25 units as per International norms.
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If you're walking on the streets of Delhi and suddenly sprinkled with water, don't be surprised.
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Delhi faced its worst air pollution and smog in 17 years the following day after Diwali 2016, with unabated and unchecked stubble burning in neighbouring states being coupled with additional emissions from Diwali firecrackers bought the PM2.5 volume to over 600 units.
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PM2.5, or the particles in air with diameter less than 2.5mm, is one of the major and common pollutant with direct consequences on life expectancy.
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He said the effort of any person doing at least one good task that helps in curbing pollution would be encouraged.
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The report added that the values of SO2 (sulphur dioxide) are within permissible limits for all locations monitored.
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Some of the most common sources of air pollution are household combustion devices, motor vehicles, industrial facilities, unpaved roads, forest fires etc.
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The air quality in Delhi on Monday improved to 'very poor', which was over two times the standard of 60 micrograms PCM, from 'severe' last week.
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Particulate matter, also called PM or soot, in air pollution can cause a number of health problems.
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As per SAFAR, the particulate matter levels of PM 2.5 and PM 10 surpassed the 500-mark at all locations on Tuesday.
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Air pollution, which is a major environmental risk to health, affects a number of different systems and organs in the human body.
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A new study reveals that increased exposure to air pollution can negatively affect the brain as well as mental development of children and adolescents.
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Mornings were the worst time, with PM 2.5 levels reaching as high as 108.16 µg/m3 at 7 am in Delhi.
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In 2015, India particulate mater pollution stands higher than of China's, after increasing at an average rate of two percent over the past decade.
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The team evaluated air quality data collected between 2010 and 2013 from 1,118 counties in 49 states in America and from 120 cities in 32 provinces in China.
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In China, burning coal is the biggest contributor to poor air quality.
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